Man indicted for attempted murder of New Jersey hiker

February 27, 2017

Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge

A 27-year-old New Jersey man has been indicted on charges that he tried to murder a hiker who was hiking alone on the Wood Duck Trail in Wantage, New Jersey in November, according to an article on NJHerald.com.

According to police, the male victim, who is in his 70s and whose identity has not been released, made an emergency call to state police on November 10, 2016, saying that he had been robbed and stabbed in the stomach while hiking in the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge. The suspect, Philip Tintle, was arrested two days later and has remained in custody.